While the Carter Creek/Savage Lakes trailhead can be accessed on a graded gravel road by passenger vehicles, the backpack or hike into the upper Carter Creek lakes is difficult on a non-maintained trail and the climb of this summit is an exposed Class 2+ by our route. The USGS map elevation of this summit was 12,977 ft. Lidar has placed it into the ranks of the 13ers with an elevation of 13,002 ft.